haunters
Spirits of places
Haunters are those who haunt—spirits that linger in places, or people who frequent them habitually.
A ghost is the haunter of an old mansion; a regular customer is the haunter of a favorite bar.
The haunters of that dive bar knew every bartender by name.
The word appears more often in gothic or literary contexts than everyday speech.
Disturbingly strange
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- creepyDisturbingly strange
sinister · ghoulish · ominous · gothic · shadowy · mysterious · unnerving · morbid
Apparition of the dead
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
revenant · shade · banshee · manifestation · paranormal · ectoplasm · seance · medium
Silent forum presence
- prowlerOne who lurks suspiciously
- followerOne who supports another
- pursuerOne giving chase
- watcherOne who observes
shadow · tracker · voyeur · creep · intruder · predator · hunter · tail
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
inescapable · relentless · tormenting · plaguing · gnawing · nagging · consuming · overwhelming
Pull toward something
- mazePuzzle of passages
- HalloweenOctober 31st festival
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
fright · theme park · hayride · spookhouse · walkthrough · jump scare · fog · strobe
eerie
Disturbingly strange
creepy · sinister · ghoulish · ominous · gothic · shadowy · mysterious · unnerving · morbid · dreadful
ghost
Apparition of the dead
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
apparition · revenant · shade · banshee · manifestation · paranormal · ectoplasm · seance · medium · clairvoyant
lurker
Silent forum presence
watcher · shadow · tracker · voyeur · creep · intruder · predator · hunter · tail · snoop
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
recurring · inescapable · relentless · tormenting · plaguing · gnawing · nagging · consuming · overwhelming · intrusive
attraction
Pull toward something
horror · fright · theme park · hayride · spookhouse · walkthrough · jump scare · fog · strobe · animatronic
hauntersthe quick
Alive, or tender nailbed
mortals · flesh and blood · inhabitants · residents · warm bodies
hauntersleavers
People who depart
abandoners · absentees · evacuees · passersby · transients
- haunted houseDwelling believed spirit-inhabited
- haunted mansionSpirit-occupied grand residence
- haunted mazeAttraction with scares, turns
- haunted locationsSites of alleged paranormal activity
- haunted sitesPlaces with reported ghosts
- haunted castleSpirit-inhabited medieval fortress